The Dynospectrum – The Dynospectrum (1998)ġ99. EPMD – Business Never Personal (1992)ġ97. Low Profile – We’re In This Together (1989)ġ96. Lord Finesse – Return Of The Funky Man (1992)ġ94. Intelligent Hoodlum – Intelligent Hoodlum (1990)ġ92. Warren G – Regulate… G Funk Era (1994)ġ91. Too Short – Short Dog’s In The House (1990)ġ89.
Paris – Sleeping With The Enemy (1992)ġ88. Jedi Mind Tricks – The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation Of Human Consciousness (1997)ġ86. Digital Underground – Sex Packets (1990)ġ85. Boogie Down Productions – Edutainment (1990)ġ83. Aceyalone – All Balls Don’t Bounce (1995)ġ82. Handsome Boy Modeling School – So… How’s Your Girl? (1999)ġ81. Capone-n-Noreaga – The War Report (1998)ġ71. Ultramagnetic MCs – The Four Horsemen (1993)ġ70. Lootpack – Soundpieces: Da Antidote (1999)ġ67. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Live And Let Die (1992)ġ65. Poor Righteous Teachers – Holy Intellect (1990)ġ63. Masta Ace – Take A Look Around (1990)ġ62.
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – He’s The DJ I’m The Rapper (1988)ġ58. Hieroglyphics – 3rd Eye Vision (1998)ġ55. Boogie Down Productions – Sex & Violence (1992)ġ53. A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes & Life (1996)ġ52. As it is, it is far from flawless – but still a good album, and no doubt one the highlights of 2Pac’s epic career.ġ51. Much like Biggie’s Life After Death, it probably would have been better had the best 14 tracks been released as one album – which would have made All Eyez On Me the all-time classic it could have been. The album would have been better with fewer guests, too. But is it a flawless classic, or even 2Pac’s best album? No, and no.Ī double album, All Eyez On Me just is too long (and a little too heavy on the ‘thug’ side) for its own good, especially the second album contains a bunch of filler tracks. Packed with classic songs – like “I Ain’t Mad At Cha”, “Ambitionz Az A Ridah”, “Life Goes On”, “California Love”, “Only God Can Judge Me”, “Heartz Of Men” and “Picture Me Rollin’” – and showcasing 2Pac’s signature mix of “thug-ism” and his vulnerable, thoughtful side, All Eyez On Me surely is a landmark album.
It certainly was a bestseller, selling upwards of ten million units in the US alone. All Eyez On Me probably is 2Pac‘s most popular album, released when he was at the peak of his fame (while alive). Of course, because of the number of units sold and its iconic status, All Eyez On Me is a classic. Often though this is just parroting behavior by casual Hip Hop listeners who just don’t know many other Hip Hop albums, so who really can’t compare. Many people see this album as 2Pac’s magnum opus and one the best, if not THE best, Hip Hop album ever. Now, some of you will get all upset because you want to see this album ranked higher. The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say! is a tight album, one of Ice-T’s best and the one that established Ice-T as one of Hip Hop’s most prominent and authentic personalities. The album’s most important theme – as evidenced in the album’s subtitle and the song “Freedom Of Speech” – is the PMRC censorship that was being imposed on Hip Hop artists at the time. The chilled-out album opener “The Iceberg”, the dope 9-minute posse cut “What Ya Wanna Do”, the personal “This One’s For Me”, the gangster tale “Peel Their Caps Back”, the thought-provoking “You Played Yourself”, the multi-layered noise on “The Hunted Child” and “Lethal Weapon” – this album is packed with dope tracks. From the epic, ominous intro “Shut Up, Be Happy” (featuring Jello Biafra and brilliantly interpolating Black Sabbath’s classic “Black Sabbath”) to the all-out fun “My Word Is Bond” – this album has something for everybody. Ice-T‘s grittiest album, but one with great variation lyrically as well as sonically.
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